International Students and Recent Permanent Residents
If you are an international student and you have not been granted an exemption, satisfactory completion of the Core Component of the Structured Program also involves compulsory participation in the Integrated Bridging Program - Research (IBP-R).
The Integrated Bridging Program—Research (IBP-R) for Doctoral Students UPDATED
If you are an international doctoral student and you have not been granted an exemption, satisfactory completion of the core component of the structured program also involves compulsory participation in the Integrated Bridging Program—Research (IBP-R).
Note. Domestic students who have held Australian Permanent Residency for less than two years are invited to participate in the program; however attendance is not compulsory.
The IBP-R for doctoral students is a semester length program designed to help international students and recent permanent residents gain access quickly and effectively to the academic, linguistic and cultural conventions of postgraduate study. If you are an international student or recent permanent resident, the program can assist you to complete your core component, by supporting you in the production of a literature review and a research proposal presented both as an oral presentation and as a written document. In some cases, participation in the IBP-R may extend the timeframe for the completion of your Core Component.
On commencement of your doctoral program, you are requested to contact the IBP Coordinator to discuss how the IBP-R can best contribute to supporting your progress. The Coordinator’s details are provided in the contact details section of this Handbook.
Note that if you completed the IBP-R during your Master degree (or were exempted from completing it), you are not required to participate in the IBP-R at Doctoral level unless you wish to, or, are instructed to do so, by your supervisors.
The Integrated Bridging Program—Research (IBP-R) for Masters Students
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International Master of Philosophy and Master of Clinical Science students undertake a more extensive version of the Integrated Bridging Program – Research which is normally completed over the first two semesters of enrolment. Accordingly, you are not required to have completed the IBP-R at the time of submitting your core component of the structured program.
The IBP-R for Masters students has been formalised into the following four core courses:
- EDUC 7054 Research Design (3 units)
- EDUC 7055 Research Communication (3 units)
- EDUC 7058 Research Processes (3 units)
- EDUC 7056 Research Profiles and Dissemination (3 units)
As an international Master by Research student, you will undertake your degree by mixed research and coursework and the core courses listed above will comprise twelve of the required fifteen units of coursework.
On arrival in Australia, please make an appointment with the IBP-R coordinator to discuss your IBP-R enrolment. If required, you can also discuss the possibility of exemption from one or more of the compulsory core courses (diagnostic testing will be required). In the event that the IBP-R Coordinator grants you exemption from one or more of the Core IBP courses specified above, additional discipline specific coursework electives to the same value will be undertaken.
If you can provide evidence of tertiary education for a period of two years within the last five years, or one year within the last two years, at an Australian university or an institution where the medium of instruction and assessment is in English, you will be granted exemption from all four core courses.
If you are exempted from all IBP-R courses, you can elect whether to undertake the Master of Philosophy by 100% research or, by mixed research and coursework. If you choose the mixed research and coursework stream, you will undertake relevant discipline specific electives to the value of 15 units.
